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IP-over-SONET
backbone (OC-48c, 2.5 Gbps)
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53 direct
connections
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4 OC-48c
connections
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1 Gigabit
Ethernet trial
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23 will connect
via at least OC-12c (622 Mbps) by 1Q02
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Number of ATM
connections decreasing
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215 participants
– research universities & labs
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All 50 states,
District of Columbia, & Puerto Rico
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15 regional
GigaPoPs support ~70% of participants
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Expanded access
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50 sponsored
participants
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New: Smithsonian
Institution, Arecibo Radio Telescope
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23 state
education networks (SEGPs)
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